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Persian musical instruments or Iranian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories: classical, Western and folk. Most of Persian musical instruments spread in the former Persian Empires states all over the Middle East , Caucasus , Central Asia and through adaptation, relations, and trade, in Europe and far regions of Asia .
Pages in category "Iranian musical instruments" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Iran's classical art music relies on both improvisation and composition, and is based on a series of modal scales and tunes including twelve Dastgahs and Avazes. [17] Compositions can vary immensely from start to finish, usually alternating between low, contemplative pieces and athletic displays of musicianship called tahrir .
The modern Iranian instrument's name سهتار setâr is a combination of سه se —meaning "three"—and تار târ —meaning "string", therefore the word gives the meaning of "three-stringed" or "tri-stringed". In spite of the instrument's name implying it should have three strings, the modern instrument actually has four strings.
Later, the arrival of new western influences, such as the use of the guitar and other western instruments, marked a turning point in Iran's popular music by the 1950s. [18] Iranian pop music is commonly performed by vocalists who are accompanied with elaborate ensembles, often using a combination of both indigenous Iranian and European instruments.
Dastgāh (/ d æ s t ˈ ɡ ɑː /; Persian: دستگاه, Classical: [dastˈɡɑːh], Iran: [dæstˈɡɒː(h)]) is the standard musical system in Persian art music, standardised in the 19th century following the transition of Persian music from the Maqam modal system. A dastgāh consists of a collection of musical melodies, gushehs.
This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Percussion instruments (idiophones, membranophones, struck chordophones, blown percussion instruments)
The major musical instruments used in the Bandari style include the nei anban (a bagpipe instrument made of goat's skin), [2] the tombak (a percussion instrument made of animal skin and the wood of the walnut tree), [2] the daf (a percussion instrument made of animal skin and a wooden frame like the head of a drum, with jingles on the rim, similar to the tambourine), and the darbuka (a ...